Kelley Creek Placer

The Kelley Creek Placer is a gold mine located in Custer county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,001 feet.

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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Kelley Creek Placer  

State:  Idaho

County:  Custer

Elevation: 7,001 Feet (2,134 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 44.2717, -114.92560

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Kelley Creek Placer MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Kelley Creek Placer
Secondary: Kelly Creek Placer


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Mercury
Tertiary: Titanium
Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: REE
Tertiary: Zirconium


Location

State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: Stanley District


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Administrative Organization: Challis National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Placer
Discovery Year: 1870
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Salmon River Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Idaho Batholith

Type: L
Description: Fault Zone Striking N 65 Deg E


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Alluvium
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene

Name: Alluvium
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Holocene

Name: Alluvium
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Euxenite
Ore: Cinnabar
Ore: Brannerite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Rutile
Ore: Garnet
Ore: Ilmenite
Ore: Monazite
Ore: Sphene


Comments

Comment (Development): 14 Claims


References

Reference (Deposit): Choate, Raoul, 1962, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Stanley Area: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 126, 120 P

Reference (Deposit): U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 6-91, 1991, Table A-3, No. 374, P. 193.


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